“...the fundamental purpose of any work whether
it is painting or sculpture is to raise consciousness and intensify awareness.”
Tom Bass
We are really excited about blueBanksia’s new Art Tutor Gallery. It is now live!
blueBanksia visitors can now find out about artists who are tutors, without the need to do any further searches, saving them time and frustration. Whether or not you have a website, you too can take advantage of the new Art Tutor Gallery.
The first 50 art tutors to purchase an Art Tutor Gallery will receive a special launch offer. Click here to read more.
Art sales are commission free through the blueBanksia’s Art Tutor Gallery. Buyers contact the artists directly.
You can check out the new Art Tutor Gallery here. If you know of any other Art Tutors who may be interested in this offer, please forward this newsletter to them. Thank you.
Tutor feature: Meri Peach
 Meredith (Meri) Peach has had professional careers in both art and biology, and her biological background informs much of her artwork. Originally an illustrator, she later switched to biological research, then resumed working as an artist in 2002.
Meri now produces functional and sculptural baskets, paintings on canvas, mixed media artworks and digital illustrations. Since 2004 Meri has worked almost full-time as an artist, with a sideline in biological education and consulting. She has taught workshops in basketry since 2005.
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In This Issue
Featured Listings
Into the Blue Creative Walks
Location: West MacDonnell Ranges
Northern Territory
DESERT ARTISTS with Professor Liz Ashburn
Desert Artists will inspire both beginning and professional artists by combining the two spiritual traditions of contemplation and pilgrimage into a unique art making experience.
Sat 17 Jul to Sat 24 Jul
 ArtWorkshops Australia
David Fairbairn – Working from the Figure
Location: Sydney
New South Wales
David will show you exciting ways to build and layer your drawings, investigating pose and character as well as spacial dynamics.
24-25 April 2010
 Kenilworth Arts Council
John Wilson Masterclass “Australian Landscapes in Oils"
Location: Kenilworth
Queensland
Learn from John or 9 other great tutors in four day courses at Kenilworth Celebrates! Art Festival. Enjoy the country experience of the Mary Valley in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
27 September to 1 October 2010
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Volunteer Holidays for Artists
Creative Facilitators needed in South and Central America with Creative Corners a not for profit providing volunteer opportunities specialising in the arts with disadvantaged and orphaned children.
Visit Creative Corners website
Featured Books
Papunya: A Place Made After the Story - The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement
This complete record of the artists and the work from Papunya is a firsthand account of a contemporary art movement that has worked toward restoring the cultural pride of a deeply spiritual people and providing the rest of the world with new ways of seeing this inspirational art form.
Naked Clay: Ceramics without a Glaze
This book deals with ceramic work that does not have a glaze, but instead is finished by other methods such as Burnishing, terra sigillata, engobes, oxide washes, laminating, smoke firing and other methods.
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Workshop focus: Art Retreats International
 Art Retreats International is the inspired creation of Ruth Rich – artist, teacher, guide and entrepreneur – who has been successfully promoting professional art & workshops in Australia for over ten years.
Ruth’s passion for travel and her desire to assist others expand their creative horizons has culminated in her ultimate dream – leading painting, writing and photography retreats to the world’s most beautiful and unique locations.
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Vale Tom Bass
 Dr Thomas Dwyer Bass AM Doctor of Visual Arts (honoris causa), Australia’s most prolific public sculptor, died in Sydney on Friday 25 February 2010 aged 93.
Tom Bass’s life was devoted to creating public sculpture in Australia and to passing on his vast knowledge about making sculpture to the many students of the Tom Bass Studio School.
Tom was born at Lithgow, NSW, in 1916.
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Workshop review: Portrait Workshop with Merilyn Rice
 Medium: oils or acrylics
I have always wanted to learn to paint portraits, and as I have been setting up my new studio I came across photos from the past of a couple of portraits I had done of an old boyfriend. I showed them to Merilyn, my art tutor and she said that she would be running a portrait workshop for two days over two week period in a couple of weeks time. Would you like to attend? I thought to myself...Archibald here I come!
But on the day when I turned up at Merilyn’s wonderful studio in the Evan’s Plains area of Bathurst I was terrified! I thought “What am I doing here? I can’t paint portraits!"
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Chit Chat
 I am totally bemused…
By the infatuation that so many people have for chickens! I can sort of understand that they have been with humans for thousands of years and perhaps there is something comforting in that…just like when you sit in a veggie garden and feel …peaceful and close to the growing energy of domesticated plants (that idea comes courtesy of my niece Emma). The theory goes that bushland has not been domesticated and the feel around plants in the wilderness is very different than being with plants in a vegetable garden.
I recently went to the Chook auction in Bathurst and was enthralled by the Australorp Roosters. Glimmering, glossy black-green feathers against a red comb and regal black glance. I think I may be getting the bug! And Colley if you read this I haven’t forgotten and will be sending you some chicken pictures soon!
Here is a picture of Portia and Janeway.
All new additions to the family!
Teresa
Both Teresa and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate two of the Artists who also share their passion and pass on their knowledge by teaching.
 Min-Woo Bang's painting Do you remember?
[Acrylic on canvas, 122×152cm] was selected as a finalist for the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW. Min-Woo is the director of the Croydon Art Studio which specialises in teaching portraiture, still-life, landscape paintings/oils, acrylic, drawing, pastel and watercolour.
 Marian Shapiro has won 1st prize in the Mosaic section at the royal Easter show for her mosaic piece called Dark Moon Rising [40 x 40cm]
You can catch up with Marian in May as she will be teaching a Mosaic Weekend Workshop in Newport, Sydney.
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